Muskie facts. The name muskellunge – Esox masquinongy – is based on an Ojibwa word for the toothy fish. The fish’s name is often shortened to muskie, although it is also seen as musky. The ...

Robert Thompson's work is compelling, perhaps as much for sociological as piscatorial reasons.

With fly rods. The story of their unusual adventure will be told in a photo gallery display at the Coffee Ethic on Park Central Square titled "Misadventures in Musky Country." ...

Custom-tied muskie flies -- These gaudy bucktail muskie flies are custom-tied by Brian Porter at Great Lakes Fly Co. Choose your color and size. Price, $10 to $25. Suggested by Great Lakes Fly Co ...

That it was, and it may set a world record for the largest Muskie caught while fly fishing. The fish was 57 inches long and 26-and-a-half inches around, weighing more than 50 pounds.

Testimony to the possibilities of fly fishing for muskie, the state fish of Wisconsin, and its growing acceptance was evident at the 16th Annual Chicago Muskie Show, ...

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HAYWARD, Wis. — The fish of 10,000 casts? As Brad Bohen was preparing to launch his drift boat into Upper Twin Lake in northern Wisconsin, he paused long enough to cast his 9-foot fly rod off ...

Muskie fishing isn’t for everyone. In most most situations you are not going to catch a lot of fish. And fly fishing for muskies? Well, that’s for even fewer, but the rewards can be great.

The Chicago area produced a world authority on fly-fishing for muskie in Robert Tomes, who published ‘‘Muskie on the Fly’’ in 2008. ‘‘I used an 8WT Lamson SS rod with a full sink line ...

I caught my first Wisconsin muskie when I was about 11. I subsequently hunted these beasts with my father and other more experienced adults. Every outing on a Hayward-area lake was like a Zane Grey ...